UConn Is on a Revenge Tour and Paige Bueckers Is Driving the Bus

TAMPA, Florida —

If you thought UConn’s dynasty days were done, think again. Paige Bueckers isn’t leaving college basketball without a crown, and she’s dragging her squad straight through anyone who dares to get in their way.

Just ask UCLA — the overall No. 1 seed — now reduced to nothing more than highlight reels of UConn’s latest massacre. The Bruins were obliterated by halftime and finished gasping for air in an 85-51 beatdown that made Final Four history. South Carolina? They saw enough and exited the arena before the first half ended. Who could blame them? They’ve been on the wrong end of this horror flick before — UConn lit them up in February too.

The Huskies aren’t just winning; they’re exorcising every ghost of the past seven years — every lost title shot, every injury, every critic. Since a Feb. 6 loss to Tennessee, they’ve become a ruthless machine, flattening teams with surgical precision. This is vintage UConn — except maybe even scarier.

Bueckers? Cold-blooded. She torched Oklahoma for 40, then let her teammates have the spotlight against UCLA. Sarah Strong dropped 22, Azzi Fudd lit up the first half with 19, and Kaitlyn Chen? She turned defense into disrespect in seconds. They’re laughing through blowouts, dancing through the tournament, and dragging opponents through purgatory.

This isn’t the old one-woman show. It’s a renaissance of the Geno Auriemma super-teams — the kind with legends stacked top to bottom. Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart — move over. There’s a new monster in town, and it’s hungry.

The scary part? They’re not even talking about the title. Auriemma only brings it up to troll Bueckers. And yet, every game they play screams we’re back.

South Carolina has the date. Sunday afternoon. They know what’s coming — and they know it might already be too late.

Tags: Paige Bueckers, UConn Huskies, NCAA Women’s Final Four, South Carolina Gamecocks, Geno Auriemma